Spida to run red-hot for Two Blues on Pink Day

THE preparations are done and now only the finishing touches need to be put in place for Pirtek Oval to turn into a sea of pink on Saturday.

THE preparations are done and now only the finishing touches need to be put in place for Pirtek Oval to turn into a sea of pink on Saturday.

Penguin Football Club members Josh Kinch, Ellie Kaine and James King showing off the pink guernseys that the players will wear Saturday against Ulverstone to raise awareness of breast cancer. Picture: Tracy Lee.

Penguin players will don an alternative playing strip against Central Coast rival Ulverstone to raise awareness of breast cancer.

It is the second year that the club has held a Pink Day for the great cause, with recently appointed Two Blues president Gary Bloom admitting it could become an annual event.

A donation to the McGrath Foundation will be made from the day to help in the quest for breast cancer nurses across Australia.

‘‘At the end of the day there aren’t many clubs, if any, who aren’t affected by cancer in some way,’’ Bloom said.

‘‘We’ve got two ladies at the club who are going through breast cancer at the moment.

‘‘It’s not easy for families and every little bit of fund-raising helps.’’

The special guest appearance of former-AFL larrikin Peter ‘‘Spida’’ Everitt will coincide with the event, with Bloom hoping the ex-St Kilda, Hawthorn and Sydney big man would pull a healthy crowd after the success of Stephen Milne in round 4.

‘‘We only planned for one fly-in player for the year, but then Milney, who’s good mates with Spida, spoke to him and then we got a call from Spida who said ‘I’m interested in having a game there if you want me’ and we didn’t knock him back,’’ Bloom said.

‘‘Our biggest concern is the weather, but if we can get anything over 1500 that would be excellent because that’s really doubling your crowd on a normal Saturday.’’

The Burnie Gentleman’s Club in partnership with the Penguin Football Club will be hosting a luncheon tomorrow which will see Everitt as a guest speaker.